Vin Gris
Dry Creek Valley, Certified Organic
2007, Sold Out

The Wine
"Vin Gris" is our Rhône-style rosé made form fully ripened Cinsault and Mourvèdre. It takes its inspiration from the refreshing salmon-colored wines of France's Bandol region, and is produced by the traditional bleeding off of juice from red fermenters, followed by barrel fermentation. The wine has exotic orange-cream, peach and watermelon flavors and is completely dry.

The Vines
Our Mourvèdre and Cinsault vineyards are sited side-by-side on a clay bench overlooking Peña Creek. The soils are shallow and stress-inducing, ensuring advanced ripeness and flavor maturity. Both varietals possess low to moderate tannins which serves the rosé well. In addition, Cinsault has a natural pink-mauve skin color which gives the wine its brilliant hue.

Thought for Food
Rhône-style rosés fill a gustatory niche quite different from that of a blushing aperitif. Spicy foods served in a warm climate call for chillable wine with more flavor than a white, yet with lighter finish than most reds. Envision it with bouillbaisse at a quay-side bistro in Marsaille's summer heat. Or an appetizer of garlic-laced hummus on flatbread wedded in a blindingly white-washed Marakesh cafe.

Technical Data
Varietal: 40% Mourvèdre, 20% Cinsault, 20% Carignane, 20% Syrah
Vintage: 2007
Estate Grapes: 100%
Soil: Blonde Clay Bench
Alcohol By Volume: 13.8%
Bottling Date: 04/2008
Release Date: 05/02/2007
Total Cases: 131
CA Retail: $22.00

Aging Potential
2 years from release

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